All,

I have a C# COM+ component and have created a strong name file using the
sn.exe.
In my AssembleyInfo.cs I have added the following:

[assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("xxxx.snk")]

My question is when I deploy the COM+ component to the production server do
I need to deploy the strong name file as well? If so where should the strong
name file go same directory as the COM+ component?

Thanks
Msuk

Msuk,

Once you compile the assembly, you do not need to distribute the strong
name file (nor should you!). You just have to deploy the assembly.

Hope this helps.


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"msuk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> All,
>
> I have a C# COM+ component and have created a strong name file using the
> sn.exe.
> In my AssembleyInfo.cs I have added the following:
>
> [assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("xxxx.snk")]
>
> My question is when I deploy the COM+ component to the production server
> do
> I need to deploy the strong name file as well? If so where should the
> strong
> name file go same directory as the COM+ component?
>
> Thanks
> Msuk
>

Yes,

If you look at your assembly's manifest (you can use ildasm.exe to
inspect it) you will notice that the public key for your assembly has
been inserted into the assembly's metadata.

One of the best feature of .NET metadata (compared, for example, to the
COM way of loading / referencing types) is that they are
self-consistent, i.e. all information is embedded into the metadata and
no component is created without its own metadata.

Regards.


Claudio Brotto